Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30

at Spokane Falls, W. T., Wednesday, by
taking aconlte.
THE stringency in the New York money
market continues to embarrass general
trade.
w. LIsLET & Co., retail shoe dealer at
Detroit have failed for about $4,000.
AT Pittsbalg, Pa, Tuesday, the fftieth
anniversary of the introduction of
homeopathy west of the Allegheny Noun
MAYoR c. C. SIMsoN, of Illinois, for
years clerk in the Office of the Secretary
of the United States Senate, died at
Washington Friday of apoplexy.
DELEGATES from Southern California
to the Grand Army of the Republic at
St. Louis favor for Commander-in-ch chief
General Sherman.
A SALT UNION is about to be formed at
Pittsburg, Pa, which will be the head
quarters of the supply for the entire
country. 1t will be composed of sixty
three salt companies in all.
PASSENGER on the steamer Atlantic,
which arrived from Sault Ste. Marie at
Owen Sound, Ont, Thursday, reports
having seen WI. McGarigle, the boodler,
at Gore Bay.
THE general Eastern passenger agent
of the Erie Railroad notified all agents at
Erie to again sell Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific tickets at that point. The
other Eastern trunk line passenger agents
issued the same order.
FRUIT GROWERS in Florida are agitat
ing a move that has for its object the
reduction of expense in d'sposirg of
their products by shutting out commits
=, -
In the prize drill of the Select Knights,
A. O. U. W., at Springfield, Ill.,, Thursday
the first prize of $3.50 was won by De
MoIay Legion, No. 40, and the second,
$50. by Star of the West Legion, No. IT,
both of Chicago.
Miss MAUD CoMsoN, the victim of Hal
Reid's depravlty, is reported to be in
hopeless condition at st. Paul, MINI. Her
assaiant was given his liberty Thursday,
his father, DR.. Reid. giving bonds for his
appearance in the sum of $4,000.
GENERAL WILLIAM W. BELKNAP was re-
elected President of Crocker's Iowa
Brigade, in biennial reunion at Dubuque,
Thursday. Resolutions of a warm nature
were passed touching on the 58th birth
day of the General. The encampment
SIOSSo WIN q AaLL baI uS'-
II was stated Tuesday in New York
that loan of from IS ,000,0 to $l0,O0O,
600 was about to be made by a third
mortgage on the property of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company.
THK claims made for damages by the
victims of the Chatsworth railroad wreck
now aggregate S20O,0O0. Two more suits
were filed yesterday.
The George Weber Brewing Company
of Cincinnati, made assignment Monday,
with $500,0000 liabilities and $350,O0O
assets. Preferences for large amount
were given.
ANNOUNCEMENT is made of the engage
menJ of Senator Joseph K. Hawley, of
Connecticut, to Miss Edith Horner, an
English lady now residing in Philadel-
phia.
ATLANTA, Ga.-The Senate passed its
substitute for the Glenn bill by vote
of % to 13. The bill merely withdraws
the State money educational institutions
where races are mixed and makes gradu
ates ineligible for teachers places.
A GREAT GRANDSON of Henry Grattan,
Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, is
assistance for the National League IN
Ireland.
THE semi centennial celebration at
Lyons, n. Y, Friday, was marked event
in the history of the place. Senators
Sherman and Hiscock made speeches
that were well received by the farmers
and merchants of the town and vicinity.
AN agreement has been entered into
between the United States and Spain for
the reciprocal and complete suspension
of all discriminating duties of tonnage
or imposts on vessels or products enter
ing the ports of the different countries.
EDWARD SPENCER, his family, and all
the guests of the Spencer house, at NOVi,
Mich, were taken sick Thursday with
symptoms of poisoning. No one knows
how the poison was administered. Spen-
Ger may die.
At New York the schedules in the as
signment of Grovesteen d Pell, stock
brokers, were filed Wednesday, showing
liabilities of $1,7O6,S21; nominal assets,
1924, 1913; actual assets, $S33,690.
GENERAL n. B. Banks management of
Office of U. S. Marshal for Massachusetts
has become annoying to the government
and 1t Is quite probable the gentleman
will be superseded.
NEARLY ten thousand sheep, en- route
from the western end of Manitoba track,
have passed Fort Benton, NJ. T., IN the
last five days, the first shipments by this
line to st. Paul.